Effect of needle tract bleeding on occurrence of pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy

Topal U., Berkman Y.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, cilt.53, sa.3, ss.495-499, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.05.008
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.495-499
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Purpose: Occasionally bleeding along the needle trajectory is observed at post-biopsy computed tomographic sections. This study was designed to evaluate the possible effect of needle tract bleeding on the occurrence of pneumothorax and on requirement of chest tube insertion.